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Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Lees Crossing (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Lees Crossing. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Lees Crossing ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Lees Crossing: Lees Xing.
- While the name of this community is Lees Crossing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Lees Crossing may originally have been Lee's Crossing.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Lees Crossing might be written as Lee Crossing.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Lees Crossing. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lees Crossing.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Lees Crossing is located in Monroe County.
To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Monroe County: Jackson, Juneau, La Crosse & Vernon.
Below are the counties that are near Lees Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lees Crossing:
- Monroe County (The home county of Lees Crossing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lees Crossing, with the one closest to Lees Crossing listed first.
- Warrens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Warrens is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Tunnel City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tunnel City is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel City
- Angelo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Angelo is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelo
- Tomah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tomah is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,363 people
- Sparta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sparta is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,800 people
- Valley Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Valley Junction is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Wyeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wyeville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Oakdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oakdale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
- Shennington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Shennington is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennington
- Norwalk
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Norwalk is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Melvina
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Melvina is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Wilton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wilton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Clifton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lees Crossing, with the one closest to Lees Crossing listed first.
- Humbird
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Humbird is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humbird
- Neillsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Neillsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neillsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,375 people
- Crawford County
- Lynxville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lynxville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lees Crossing, with the one closest to Lees Crossing listed first.
- Millston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Millston is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Black River Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Black River Falls is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black River Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,454 people
- Melrose
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Melrose is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
- Lapham Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lapham Junction is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapham Junction
- Hatfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hatfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Pray
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pray
- North Bend
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- North Bend is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
- Merrillan
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Merrillan is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Alma Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Alma Center is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 491 people
- Hixton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hixton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Sechlerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sechlerville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sechlerville
- City Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- City Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Point
- Taylor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Juneau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lees Crossing, with the one closest to Lees Crossing listed first.
- Mather
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mather is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mather
- Camp Douglas
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Douglas is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 625 people
- Hustler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hustler is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Sprague
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sprague is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
- La Crosse County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lees Crossing, with the one closest to Lees Crossing listed first.
- Rockland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rockland is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Bangor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bangor is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
- Mindoro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mindoro is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindoro
- West Salem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Salem is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,013 people
- Middle Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Ridge is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ridge
- Barre Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Barre Mills is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre Mills
- Saint Joseph
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Joseph is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Holmen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Holmen is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,368 people
- Trempealeau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lees Crossing, with the one closest to Lees Crossing listed first.
- Blair
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blair is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,330 people
- Ettrick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ettrick is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ettrick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Frenchville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Frenchville is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchville
- Vernon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lees Crossing, with the one closest to Lees Crossing listed first.
- Ontario
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ontario is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Population from the 2020 Census: 561 people
- Newry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Newry is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newry
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lees Crossing, see our County-by-County Page for Lees Crossing.
Cemeteries Near Lees Crossing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lees Crossing.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Lees Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lees Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lees Crossing, with the one closest to Lees Crossing listed first.
- Brookside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Columkille Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cataract Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lafayette Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Carr Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Warren Mills Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Angelo Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Greenfield Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- LaGrange Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Knapp Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (134 more) ...
- Boyonton Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dannavang Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Irving Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Lees Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lees Crossing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lees Crossing, with the one closest to Lees Crossing listed first.
- Millston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Millston is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Shamrock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shamrock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
- Cataract
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cataract is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataract
- Kirby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kirby is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Lynxville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lynxville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- Warrens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Warrens is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Tunnel City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tunnel City is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel City
- Sheppard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sheppard is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard
- Irving
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Irving is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Angelo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Angelo is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelo
- Sparta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sparta is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,800 people
- Tomah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tomah is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,363 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Black River Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Black River Falls is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black River Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,454 people
- Melrose
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Melrose is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
- Valley Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Valley Junction is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lees Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lees Crossing.
Newspapers Published in Lees Crossing ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lees Crossing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lees Crossing, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lees Crossing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Lees Crossing:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Crawford County
- Jackson County
- Juneau County
- La Crosse County
- Trempealeau County
- Vernon County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lees Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lees Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |